Dutch Sommer

American football player and coach
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IntroAmerican football player and coach
PlacesUnited States of America
isAmerican football player Football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
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Biography

Frank A. "Dutch" Sommer (January 1, 1886 – December 1942) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1912), Pennsylvania Military College—now known as Widener University (1913), Villanova College—now Villanova University (1914–1915, 1924), and Michigan Agricultural College—now Michigan State University (1916), compiling a career record of 26–13–5. Sommer coached at Colgate in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–2. He then coached at Villanova for 1914, 1915, and later for one season in 1924. His overall record there was 12–9–2. In his only season at Michigan Agricultural in 1916, Sommer led the Spartans to a 4–2–1 record. Sommer was a former All-American halfback from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a L.L.B. degree at Penn, graduating in 1913. He died in Philadelphia in December 1942.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Colgate (Independent) (1912)
1912Colgate5–2
Colgate:5–2
Pennsylvania Military Cadets (Independent) (1913)
1913Pennsylvania Military5–0–2
Pennsylvania Military:5–0–2
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914Villanova4–3–1
1915Villanova6–1
Michigan Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1916)
1916Michigan Agricultural4–2–1
Michigan Agricultural:4–2–1
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1924)
1924Villanova2–5–1
Villanova:12–9–2
Total:26–13–5

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